US | NZ Council welcomes Rt. Hon. John Key, Prime Minister of New Zealand, to Washington, DC

Prime Minister to share his views on New Zealand’s economic and trade priorities, the US/NZ trade and economic relationship, and the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations.

Washington, DC– June 18, 2014–The United States | New Zealand Council is pleased to host a breakfast event with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in honor of New Zealand Prime Minister John Key on Thursday, June 19, 2014:

“With United States-New Zealand relations the best they have been in 30 years, there is a mutual interest in having the United States play an active and stabilizing role in the Asia-Pacific region” said Ed Farrell, Chairman of the US | NZ Council. “At this vital point of Asian-Pacific focus, it is an honor to host the Prime Minister and have the opportunity to engage with him and receive a well-rounded assessment of his government’s priorities for trade and economic policy, the state of the relationship between the United States and New Zealand, and the status of Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations.”

New Zealand Prime Minister Key is in Washington, D.C. for talks with President Barack Obama at the White House on a proposed Asia-Pacific trade pact, military cooperation, and climate change.

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